Predictors of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) among health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic at a regional teaching and referral hospital in Western Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is an unprecedented challenge to health care systems globally and locally. The study aimed to assess generalized anxiety disorder and associated factors among health care providers (HCP) during COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 202 health care providers participated in the study. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study. The survey questionnaire consisted of six components: demographic factors, occupational factors, psychological factors, socioeconomic factors, and the multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS). The symptoms of anxiety were measured by a standardized questionnaire, a 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7). Chi-Square statistic was used as a selection criterion for the predictors of generalized anxiety d

SUBMITTER: Bundi JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11620665 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature